Starting in 1982, me and the guys and then me and Virginia would head out to the YNP area to fish in and around the park. We started before "the fire" and in those days, we would show up in July with hardly anyone in the place. Once it became popular, Virginia and I started heading on over in September and made it a yearly flyfishing vacation. We stayed at the same motel every year in West Yellowstone and used that as our base camp.

The price of fuel put an end to that and we had to find a closer place for our flyfishing vacation. We picked East Lake.

This time of year reminds me of those decades of trips and I dearly miss them. It wasn't just for the fishing the trip was also for the altitude, the scenery and the wild animals.

I'm putting together a slide show we can show on our TV so I thought I'd drop some of the shots here to show you why I haven't been tying flies. Editing a slide show is extremely labor intensive. You'll notice some are in B&W, those were taken during the early 80s when I was more into B&W than color.

One way to fish away from the crowds in Yellowstone, is to ride in on horseback. It's a lot of fun and after you get about a mile from most trailheads, there are very few people.

This area is mostly suited for 0 wt - 3 wt rods. My 7'6" 3 wt boo is perfect for these brookies.

It also gives you time to just kickback without the noise of cars or people. After I took this photo Taty and I took a couple of hours to just ride around and enjoy the scenery. She was competitive in Dressage and jumping in Germany, so leaping over deadfalls and rocks was something she fully enjoyed.

It's really nice to be in one of the most visited National Parks in America and have a place to fish and relax with friends in an area few tourists will ever see.

You would be correct. The difference is that you don't need to feed an off road motorcycle when it isn't working

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True but will your motorcycle,
1. take you back to camp in a blizzard whiteout when you are turned around and can't find your butt with both hands?
2. wake you up at night if predators are in camp?
3. swim you across swollen rivers?
4. refuel by itself in the back country?
5. become a trusted companion?